[PilotMan]

5/2 10-1 W over the Cardinals
Hey! Kelly Downs (2-2) wins again! He did have a little bit of help though. No need to do all the heavy lifting. LA crushed 4 more home runs. DeCinces picked right up with a 3-run homer in the first to get us going (11). Roy Smalley got #2 in the 3^rd. Then Stubbs (8) and Marshall (3) went back to back in the 5^th. Floyd Bannister (2-2) never knew what hit him. Well, that's not totally fair. Bannister gave up the first 2, and Ex-Dodger, Milt Wilcox gave up the back to back shots. Both Marshall and DeCinces went 3-5.


Vida Blue was activated and sent to Albuquerque for rehab.


5/3 3-2 W over the Cardinals
Two out in the 9^th, down by 1, LA got 4 singles and a hit batsman and won the game. Both Ron Kittle and Larry Parrish had pinch hit singles to put LA over the top. Valenzuela struck out 10 in 8 innings, and John Franco (1-0) picked up the win. LA had 0 extra base hits.


5/4 4-2 W over the Cardinals
Graig Nettles, playing 2^nd base, goes 4-5 in an odd role leading off. It worked out. Roy Smalley cleared the bases with a double in the 7^th inning. The Cards Mike Smithson pitched the best game of his life. For his career he averages about 5 K's per 9 innings. He struck out 10 in 6.2 innings today. Rhoden (5-0) lowered his ERA to 1.47 as he got his 5^th win. Franco served up a dinger, but got his 5^th save.


5/6 9-3 (8) W over the Cubs
A rain shortened win for LA tonight. Both Mike Marshall and Doug DeCinces had 3 hits . Marshall hit his 5^th homer, and Dwayne Murphy hit his first of the year. John Denny (3-2) went 7 and allowed 3 in a qualtiy start.


5/7 7-1 W over the Cubs
Frank Tanana (4-1) pitched his 3^rd straight complete game, and came thiiiiiis close to extending his scoreless inning streak to 27 innings. As it was, it ended at 24. Mike Scioscia hit a bases loaded double to clear the bases and break the game open. Steve Sax got on base 4 times in 5 plate apprearances. LA has won 8 straight games.


5/8 4-3 W over the Cubs
That's 9 in a row now. This is a fun run. Valenzuela (3-2) worked an efficient 8 innings of work, but wasn't overpowering. We were down 3-1 going into the 8^th when Roy Smalley blased a 2-run shot (3) to tied the game, and in the 9^th it was another blast by Sid Bream (2) that gave us the winning run. John Franco pitched another great 9^th for his 6^th save.


Vida Blue has been called back from his rehab assignment. He had 1 start where he went 7.1 for the win. He struck out 8 and walked 7. Kelly Downs was optioned back to Albuquerque.


5/9 3-1 L to the Expos
Of course, it's a road game against the Expos that cools us off. Rick Reuschel (3-2) handles us with ease. Rick Rhoden (5-1) takes his first loss, but had to spread out 10 hits just to keep it close. Sax went 2-4.


Fred Lynn was activated from the DL. He was placed on the main roster. To make room, Mike Fuentes was placed on waivers and designated. (1-5, 3G).


5/10 4-3 (14) W over the Expos
Two out in the 9^th and Dwayne Murphy put a ball into the center field seats (2) off of Jeff Reardon. It was Reardon's first blown save in 11 chances this year. Vida Blue and Nolan Ryan started and combined for 16 K's over 13.2 innings. After that it was a battle of the bullpens. BJ Surhoff singled, took 2^nd on a Sax sac bunt, then scored on a Fred Lynn single through the middle to give us the go ahead run. Lynn was 2-6 with an RBI. Ken Howell (1-1) got the win.


5/11 10-1 L to the Expos
This game was over in the first inning. LA got the bases loaded with no outs and David Palmer got out of it with 2 strikeouts and a groundout. John Denny (3-3) got in the same position and ended up giving up 8 runs, including a grand slam to Paul Molitor. Could have called the game right there. Steve Sax went 4-4.


Tony Phillips was activated off the DL and sent to Albuquerque for rehab.


5/13 4-3 L to the Cardinals
LA got Fernando (3-3) a 3-1 lead and he couldn't hold it. Doug DeCinces has been just as cold as he was hot, but he cracked his league leading 12^th HR. Roy Smalley hit number 4. Otherwise, that's all the O that we could manage.


5/14 6-2 W over the Cardinals
Steve Sax is hot. He went 3-5 and knocked in 2 in the win. Stubbs went 3-4 and hit number 9, a solo shot, in the 8^th to pile on. Rhoden (6-1) worked hard through 6 and the Howell and Franco kept the Cards from making a comeback.


Mike Fuentes was claimed by the A's. His 3^rd team this year.